illumos

2020-04-19

07:20 AM illumos gate Bug #12558 (New): Builtin command "printf" of ksh93 does not behave as specified

After opening a shell "/bin/sh" (i.e., ksh93) and typing the following command... Hubert Garavel

2019-10-15

03:26 PM illumos gate Bug #10585: Non-standard definition of $PAGER in /etc/profile

Concerning the remark of Andrew Stormont:
"I do think that the application that is having issues due to it bl... Hubert Garavel

03:11 PM illumos gate Bug #10585: Non-standard definition of $PAGER in /etc/profile

Thanks, Michal, for this careful study. This suggests how to resolve the issue without breaking things.
Indeed, I ... Hubert Garavel

02:52 PM OpenIndiana Distribution Feature #10582: Missing commands in OI userland

Wonderful, thanks a lot for merging mpack! Yes, the ticket can be closed. Hubert Garavel

2019-10-08

09:16 AM illumos gate Bug #10585: Non-standard definition of $PAGER in /etc/profile

Sorry, blaming application tools (and their developers) is a poor argument that leads to nowhere.
The fact is th... Hubert Garavel

2019-09-17

04:55 PM illumos gate Bug #11688: Improper behaviour of shell redirections combined with "tee"

The bug also occurs if... Hubert Garavel

04:49 PM illumos gate Bug #11688: Improper behaviour of shell redirections combined with "tee"

Erratum: in the above bug report, the two lines... Hubert Garavel

04:44 PM illumos gate Bug #10585: Non-standard definition of $PAGER in /etc/profile

The fact that OI (illumos) chose to have it set to "less -ins" is precisely the problem.
No comparable operatin... Hubert Garavel

04:20 PM illumos gate Bug #10585: Non-standard definition of $PAGER in /etc/profile

There is a significant difference between "more" (or "more -s") and "less" (or "less -ins"):
if F is a small fil... Hubert Garavel

2019-09-16

10:29 AM illumos gate Bug #11688: Improper behaviour of shell redirections combined with "tee"

The bug also disappears if... Hubert Garavel